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Despite a promising start to his pro career Bell finished 2006 with a disappointing record of 4-3.
Despite a promising start to his pro career Bell finished 2006 with a disappointing record of 4-3.
He is the former holder of the English and British super flyweight titles. Early Professional Andy begun his professional career in November 2004 with a 5th round stoppage over journeyman Steve Gethin at the Mansfield Leisure Center. His next two fights were also held at the same venue and also ended with victories giving him a record of 3-0.
A change of venue however coincided with his first loss as a professional losing to fellow prospect Wayne Bloy at the Askern Miners Welfare Club in Askern.
A further loss followed the following month in May 2006 when he lost to former victim Steve Gethin, this time it was Bell who ended up getting stopped in the 2nd round. Bell"s first fight of 2007 was in April and saw him travelling to Shrewsbury where he would compete for the Midlands Area bantamweight title against Neil Marston.
In December 2007 he crowned an excellent year by beating former conqueror Wayne Bloy in the first defence of his English crown. The fight ended with defeat for Bell as Haskins claimed victory in a close fight over 12 rounds.
On 13 January 2009 Andy Bell received a six-month ban following a positive drug test which showed traces of cannabis in his system.
The test had been taken after the defeat to Haskins and a hearing held to hear the matter took place on 8 January 2009. The case was dealt with by Sports Resolution United Kingdom and the Anti-doping panel who decided that Bell was guilty of taking a banned substance. Before the sanction was announced Bell had been due to meet former amateur star Don Broadhurst in a challenge for his Commonwealth title.
He returned to the ring on 5 February 2010 only to suffer defeat for the second time in a row to unbeaten prospect Paul Edwards and suffered a further setback, when on 19 March 2009, he was stopped in the first round by the former Bantamweight British title holder Gary Davies at the Leigh sports centre.
On 28 May 2010 Bell continued his losing streak, retiring in the 3rd round against John Donnelly in a match up staged at super bantamweight.